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The exact measure of the progress of civilization is the degree in which the intelligence of the common mind has prevailed over wealth and brute force.

Source: Address, Historical Society, New York, 1854.
-- George Bancroft, (Oct 3 1800-1891), US historian, author; His comprehensive 10-vol. History of U.S. Origins and Development caused him to be called the father of American history.

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